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<div><h1 class="article-title">What is the Podcasts tool?</h1></div>
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    <p>The Podcast tool allows instructors to distribute audio, video, and PowerPoint files to their students either manually or via a RSS feed. Students that subscribe to a site’s RSS Podcast feed can have the audio, video, or PowerPoint content automatically downloaded to a “podcatcher” application (such as iTunes) of their choice. </p>
<p>The Podcast tool is a convenient delivery mechanism for students to subscribe to a RSS feed and listen/view content on their Mobile devices. </p>
<p>Instructors can also edit the Podcast permissions to allow students to upload and manage podcast files.</p>
<p>To use the Podcast tool, the Resources tool must be enabled. </p>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">To access this tool, select Podcasts from the Tool Menu in your site. </h2>
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    <p>Select the <strong>Podcasts</strong> tool from the Tool Menu in your site.</p>
<p><em>Note: If the Podcasts tool is not available on your site by default, you can add it to your site under Site Info &gt; Manage Tools. The Podcasts tool requires that the Resources tool be enabled as well.</em></p>
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    <p>Items you may see on a Podcasts page include the following:</p>
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<li>The RSS feed address URL is what students can use to subscribe to site podcasts using this URL in their favorite "podcatcher" application such as iTunes.</li>
<li>Published podcasts are listed on this page. </li>
<li>Students can click the Download link to download a podcast file for listening and/or viewing.</li>
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